“Not yet, but we are ready.
“We are using the National Security Council’s (MKN) Directive No. 20 to implement measures to overcome this.
“We are monitoring (the heatwave) 24 hours a day. If there is an emergency, we will make an announcement. For now … not yet,” he said after chairing a central disaster management committee meeting today.
Zahid said cloud seeding will be done immediately to increase water level at seven dams.
MKN’s Directive No. 20 is a disaster management mechanism which outlines roles and responsibilities of disaster management committees at the federal, state, and district levels.
The meteorological department (MetMalaysia) yesterday issued a level one heatwave alert for eight districts in Peninsular Malaysia after daily temperatures there hovered between 35°C and 37°C for at least three consecutive days.
The districts are Pekan, Bera and Rompin in Pahang; Segamat and Muar in Johor; Pasir Mas and Kuala Krai in Kelantan; and Padang Terap in Kedah.
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